Jefferson cools off just a bit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Richard Jefferson’s sizzling shooting streak ended Monday at Time Warner Cable Arena, but a 95-91 victory over the Bobcats — a result which ran the Spurs’ win streak to four games — kept a smile on his face.

“What am I down to on threes now, 58 percent?” Jefferson said after making only 3 of 9 shots, his first game this season under 60 percent.

In fact, missing all three of his 3-point attempts dropped Jefferson’s 3-point percentage to 56.5 percent. He remains the team leader for 3-point accuracy.

“That’s one of those things,” Jefferson said of his shooting. “They’re a good defensive team. They’re long, and they’re not going to give you a lot of open looks. As a team, it took a long time to get it going.”

Anderson proud, relieved: When rookie forward James Anderson got word last Friday that the birth of his first child was imminent, his presence requested in his hometown in Arkansas, he was nervous, but it had little to do with becoming a father.

Anderson didn’t know what to expect when he asked Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to excuse him from Saturday’s home game against the Houston Rockets.

“It was pretty nerve-racking,” Anderson said after participating in the Spurs’ morning shoot-around before Monday’s game against the Bobcats. “I didn’t really know what to expect, being a rookie and asking to miss a game, but it wasn’t a problem.”

Soon, Anderson found out about the family atmosphere the Spurs encourage.

“All the guys sent me a text and gave me their congrats, and all the coaches, too,” Anderson said.

After his daughter, Mackenzie Brook Anderson, was born on Saturday, Anderson got nervous again watching Saturday night’s tense Spurs-Rockets game, a 124-121 overtime victory for the Spurs.

“I was very glad they came out with a win,” he said. “I watched the whole game. It was a great comeback right there at the end to get a good win.”